Since I now own a boat, I asked my dad if he would like to come fishing with me. He was very excited and we set a date.
About a month ago I took him out locally to the Ottawa river for some bass, pike or anything that would bite.
It's all unknown waters for me and he'd never fished with lures before so I knew it might be a bit tough.
In 5 hours we landed 2 fish. A LM bass for me and a rock bass for my dad.
At the end of the day it was great to fish with my dad and fun was had but so little production left me unsatisfied.
I told my dad we'd have to do it again soon but somewhere different.
Last Monday we went to a lake near Clayton.
It didn't turn out to be as productive as my previous trips there.
The morning was nice but by lunchtime it was extremely hot and the wind had picked up. By early afternoon the bite had turned off completely.
Still we landed about 10 fish and lost half a dozen at the boat in about 6 hours fishing time.
It was much better than our first outing and not bad for an old guy who had fished with lures only 1 time previously.
It feels great to have done this with my dad and I hope to do it more often.
Maybe I'll get him to try ice fishing but I'll leave that for a different report.
Here are a few pics...
Cheers
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